2016-08-23

Busy days but I got lucky and visited the local fleemarket together with my wife and family last weekend.I was not looking for something in particular but I found some very useful vehicles to use in Post apocalyptic games.The little toy with tracks will be converted to a russianmecha to the game Secrets of the third reich and equippedwith flamer or antitank-rockets. I have been scetching inmy mind how this mechanical-monster will look when it willbe finished and it will be a grim sight. :)The ambulance will also be converted to a more versatilevan.My factory-project is still in progress but I am almost therefor the paintjob. Making the roof was a good thing and I willalso make some windows to get the right look.Way to go is to make fences and also a ladder to the chimney.Sand on the ground and a LOT of rivets and small warning-signsand information-texts and arrows.To finalize the building Iwill experiment with dust and rust-effects.To be continued! :)

2016-08-11

During the last days of my vacation I managed to complete my build of special-characters and knights to my own game Hugg och slag.Now I feel that I have a set of figures to cover themost of my planned scenarios.It was great fun to build and especially the fool and myfield cook. I have used bits from GW, Conquest gamesand Fireforge games. To finalize these figures with some paint will also be a big joy.Now I only have the rest of my medievalfighting force to build, but the winter is long. :)

2016-08-03

Last sunday I was invited for a test-game in Bolt Action bymy friend Peter. The points were set to 1000 points each andthe participants were a total of 5.I and two other players(Andreas,Henrik) chose to play the russians and our opponents were Peter and Mikael that chose the finns andgermans. The sideboards at Peters were filled with good refreshments and after the game we also ended up at dinner-table. The objective of the gamewas to take the crossroads and also to find a missing document that was hidden somewhere at the scenery.Any fraction that placed figures adjactent to a crossroad at theendturn controlled the crossroad.The game was set to 300points to each player for a start andgot reinforced with more troops each round until all figures andmodels were placed on the gaming-table.The russian tactics were very defensive and this was becausewe thought that the axis would put in more armour at the endof their setup but we made a false calculation.Eventhough the advance for the russians was slow we managed to occupy two buildings and take three buildings and got atotal score of 7 points and the axis only 6 points.A russian victory was celebrated eventhough it was a close one.This was a very nice testgame of Bolt action and I liked usingthe BA-dices very much becuse the game became very clearfor an overview.I will end this battlereport with sending out a big thankyou toPeter for holding this test-game and also for his great hospitalityand nice dinner.Looking forward for a new game very soon.

2016-08-01

For a couple of weeks ago I held a tournament in 40k atmy house and for me this game is at its best when usingscenery that shows factories and ruins.To make my own twist to this I started making a factoryof my own but this was a too ambitious project and Iwas not finished when I got my visit from my friends.Now I have added more big details to my factory andit looks great so far. I will also add more fences, a lot of bolts and finally I will paint it.This factory will be one out of three buildings andI made it very compact to make a more robust impression.Yeasterday I was invited to a game of Bolt action atmy friend Peters and it was a fun game and the meetingwas very nice. I will publish a full report about thisgame very soon. On this game-session I also got twonice gifts from the players at the meeting.From Peter, the host I got nine very nice medievalfigures that will come handy in my game Hugg och slag.The archers with crossbow are divided into two groups:one with armour and one without. I will convert the archers without armour with different heads to give themmore personality. The rider will be painted as a noble-manand will be used as a key-character in the games.From Andreas I got coffee-stirrers and this was a very good gift that will be used for making doors and all kindsof carpentry.The dimension of the stirrers is very usableand you can even use a pair of scissors to cut them.Thankyou very much both Peter and Andreas. :)